QUESTION 1
Which are the two most important insect orders used in forensic entomology?
a. Lepidoptera & Diptera
b. Diptera & Coleoptera
c. Coleoptera & Lepidoptera
d. Diptera & Hymenoptera
QUESTION 2
What type of metamorphosis do members of these two insect orders undergo? Remember, they both have 3 life stages: larva, pupa, and adult!
Ametabolous
Hemimetabolous
Holometabolous
Ketometabolous
QUESTION 3
Which of these families of flies is often the first insect to colonize a dead body (and, therefore, very useful in forensic entomology)?
a. Tipulidae / craneflies
b. Tephritidae / fruit flies
c. Muscidae / house and stable flies
d. Calliphoridae / blowflies
QUESTION 4
Beetles in this family are often found on bodies that are in a more advanced state of decomposition (dry, with only skin, tendons, and bones remaining). They are also serious pests of natural history museum collections
a. Meloidae / blister beetles
b. Tenebrionidae / darkling beetles
c. Gyrinidae / whirligig beetles
d. Dermestidae / skin beetles
QUESTION 5
In order to use insects collected from a cadaver to estimate time of death, what 3 pieces of information does a forensic entomologist need?
a. insect species present, insect developmental stage, & temperature
b. insect species present, temperature, & humidity
c. number of insects present, temperature, & humidity
d. number of insects present, temperature, & cause of death